President Trump paid a Saturday visit to Arlington National Cemetery, where thousands of volunteers had just taken part in the rain in the annual holiday wreath-laying tribute to those who served—and died– in America’s wars.

Trump made the unscheduled stop to the famous military ceremony about 2:15 p.m. ET, hours after the event began.

“They do a great job, a really great job. Thank you,” Trump said during the visit.

Every December, Wreaths Across America places wreaths on the graves at Arlington and other veterans cemeteries.

“Spending a rainy Saturday morning helping with Wreaths Across America at Arlington!!” Jessica Moyer told her followers on Facebook. “Such a humbling experience.”

As many of us know, a visit to Arlington for any reason leaves one in silent awe. I am as glad President Trump was there if only to look upon the rows of white marble. It cannot help but touch a person in all of the right ways.

When I was a kid I used to walk through the cemetery several times a week to get to Ft. Myer. Sometimes I would pause to read the tombstones. I am still impressed. So many, and still only a fraction of those who died.

God Bless you President Trump for this unannounced show of support to these fallen Warriors. A quick stop in the comments section of the attached article shows 6000+, sampling showed much support for his visit and the usual bashing by the trolls.

Can we imagine the conversation in the WH earlier yesterday? President asking, “What’s on the agenda today guys?” “Not much Sir, the First Lady is visiting some of the Troops.” Pres. “Well ask the Marines to crank up the whirly bird, I want to check on the wreath laying, don’t bother with the press, let’s go.”

Haven’t made it to Arlington yet, it’s on my bucket list. Been to a number of other National Cemeteries. We did our small part here; got real windy and dusty out there.

I remember one of our past Presidents disappearing during the holidays in the past and we found out later he went to visit the troops in the middle east during the Holiday”s. If Trump were to try this he would not be alone as Melania would only allow it if she were to be there also to show her support for our troops.

Bless you, President Trump. You are a class act, unlike the community organizer who preceded you. You know, the guy who won b/c the Republicans couldn’t find their asses with both hands and a map during each of the previous two elections.

Laying wreaths in the rain is not noteworthy. Go visit the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and then I’ll be impressed. He’s had two years. Perhaps he is still scarred by his experiences in Vietnam where he bravely did not serve. None of these politicians deserve our praise.

YOU go visit the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Send us photos of your tour there. Let us know how many goodie bags and books and things you handed out to the troops, how many jokes you told them, how many wounded troops you visited and talked to.

Unless I missed it, Trump never claimed any military service in Vietnam or anywhere else. And No socialist dem president since Jimmuh Carter served in the Military in any capacity. Only other dem pres in the 20th century with any military service was that sawed off runt Truman. Both of them were not impressive presidents as well.

LBJ as a senior congresscritter forced the Navy to issue him a naval reserve commission after Pearl Harbor and he then used and exploited that to fly himself around the Pacific Theater during early 1942 on some kind of phony “fact-finding inquiry” for ADM King to get LBJ’s name in the newspapers as a “war hero”. LBJ even got GEN MacArthur to award him a Silver Star and Legion of Merit for his “valor”. After six months of galivanting around the Pacific on his fake mission, LBJ then figured he got enough good press and promptly resigned his commission in June 1942 and went back to Congress pretending to be a “war hero”…

The laying of the wreaths went very well in my neck of the woods. There must have been several thousand volunteers who showed up to participate.

Most were vets or families of those laid to rest there, but I got to talk with a couple of youngsters and their mother who had no connection with the military or the cemetery – she simply wanted them to experience first hand what real patriotism looks like. Very impressive. The older of the two boys really wanted to learn about what it all meant and to hear from me how best to honor us all. Quite humbling.

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